A team in Hong Kong has developed a new method for detecting the lethal bird flu virus quickly, using a class of materials called upconversion nanoparticles.
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Graphene Nanocomposite for Room Temperature RAM
Recent work reports the use of a magnetic graphene oxide-iron oxide nanoparticle nanocomposite to fabricate an MRAM operating at room temperature.
Patterning organic electronics with microfluidics
Researchers have demonstrated a novel microfluidic method to pattern organic films directly in air.
Bioinspired bubble-generated system
Researchers report a method to mimic bubble-based propulsion systems found in nature.
Multifunctional nanocarriers for therapeutic immunology and diagnostics
A new class of iron oxide nanocarrier activates the immune system and serves as a contrast agent for multiple imaging techniques.
Easily functionalized DNA for better conductivity
Nanowires can be produced by pulling DNA over micropillar arrays, leaving a simple overcoating step to improve conductivity.
Polyhydroxylated metallofullerenols play dual roles to activate macrophages
Prof. Chunying Chen and her colleagues from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China demonstrate that polyhydroxylated metallofullerenol can activate primary mouse macrophages to produce pro-inflammatory cytokines.
DNAzyme controlled aggregation of gold nanoparticles for DNA sensors and aptasensors
Researchers have developed a DNA biosensor system by controlling the aggregation of AuNPs using horseradish-peroxidase-mimicking DNAzyme.
Nano-confinement reduces the chaos of DNA interactions: Bringing order to chemotherapy
Researchers at Texas A&M have observed dynamics that could otherwise be discounted as noise in DNA/small molecule interactions.
Ultrasmall plasmonic Ag clusters are supported!
Employing s-SHG and s-CRD spectroscopy, German scientists shed light on silver cluster as small as tens of atoms.
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